My name is Caryn Maxim. I live in NJ but spend 2 weeks of each month in Cajola, a Maya Mam community in the western highlands of Guatemala. (The Mam people are one of the 22 Maya ethnic groups in Guatemala.) I have been helping a group of women start a weaving cooperative, MayaMam Weavers, over the past years. I would like to share with you some of their work, some of their stories, some of their wisdom, as well as why fair trade -- or trading fairly -- matters.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
MayaMam Weavers New York Debut
We are proud to say that we participated in this winter's New York International Gift Fair. This is a really big deal for us, and we were so pleased with how the buyers responded to our products. That Javits Center is HUGE! But our booth looked great and caught people's eyes as they walked by. We offered our visitors small pieces of chocolate -- made by Doña Pancha -- but wrapped in ribbons made of our fabrics...people were interested in buying those, too.
We will be participating in this important event twice each year as we grow our US business.
Here is what our booth looked like, and here are Jean and Trish preparing for our visitors.
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